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HONEST VOTERS.
The Students Work the Streets and the Street Commissioner.
At the primaries this spring to elect delegates for the congressional convention, a number of University students voted for R. W. Blue for candidate for congress. Such action on the part of the students was distasteful to a number of political magnates who realized that unless the students were scared out of voting again, they might get in the habit of doing so and defeat many of their nicely laid political plans. So, in order to accomplish their object, it was decided that the students who had the temerity to vote against the dictating political managers, must be made to work out their poll tax. Consequently about twenty-five students who had voted for Col. Blue were warned to appear at the court house last Saturday morning with shovels.
Those students who were called out, went to their friends and requested them to come out and help them work their poll tax. Every man was able to secure from three to ten assistants, and in order that the plan might be definitely understood a mass meeting was held on the campus Friday at the end of the fourth hour. A captain and assistants were elected, the policy explained and all agreed to meet at North College next morning at 7:30 and then proceed to the court house with shovel or spade.
At 7:30 o'clock Saturday morning many a peaceful citizen was awakened from his morning slumber by a rousing Rock Chalk, coming from the vicinity of North College. By 8 o'clock the crowd had gathered and a double file line of march was taken up for the court house. As the crowd marched down Massachusetts street they offered an unusual spectacle. All were clad in typical working costumes. Flannel shirts, overalls, slouch hat, one suspender, a red handkerchief and a short stemed pipe made up each individual outfit.
Arriving at the court house, those who had been summoned enrolled and under the angry and excited direction of J. Ira Brown, entered their names and assistants. The number of Smiths, Jones and Browns among the students was very large but they were all received. The street commissioner, with the eye of a general, proceeded to divide the gang. A party of about ten he sent to Winthrop street under the charge of a trusty lieutenant. The major portion of the crowd he himself took charge of, leading them over to Mississippi street. But by the time the place of work had been reached, the street commissioner realized that he had caught a tartar. He commenced work but his angry passions soon got the better of him and leaping into his wagon he left the students while they were even begging him to give them work.
Having no work the crowd knew
nothing else to do but to put in their time. This they accomplished by going through the manual of arms with their spades and shovels Mr. Brown, street commissioner hearing that the boys had not dispersed as he thought they would do, sent for them to come over to east Lawrence and work Henry street. The "gang" readily complied with the request, and were soon on Henry street, under the command of a good natured "cop." working hard. They continued working hard until a quarter of 12 when organizing in a line of march they proceeded to Winthrop street picked up the other crowd, marched to the post office, down Massachusetts street and then to the courthouse where they secured their certificate for sixteen hours of work. A hard rain was falling all the time but it took more than a rain to stop that crowd. Forming again by twos they returned to the post office where a number of rousing speeches were made on such subjects as the Post Office. Honest Voters, The Dignity of Labor and other similar subjects. Among the speakers were W. H. Piatt, J. A. Rush, H. S. Hadley, R. D. Brown, Sam Bishop, J. W. Green, J. A. Peairs, et al. One of the most acceptable addresses was made by Col. Dolbee, of Willow Springs, who on sizing up the crowd had become imbued with their spirit and offered every student who had worked on the streets a free dinner at Chris Eppley's.
The speaking over,the crowd 150 strong proceeded to Col. Eppley's popular hostlery and began with great enthusiasm to discuss the elegant menu. All were well fed and to make everything complete, Judge Dolbee further demonstrated his right to be called a prince of good fellows, by passing round a box of cigars. After dinner the crowd gradually dispersed having first sent Judge Blue a telegram stating that although they had worked the streets, as a penalty for voting for him for congress, they were still with him.
This was the way the students worked the streets. They proved that although their being summoned out was a rank injustice, they had respect for the law, and that a university education doesn't unit a man for working with his hands. That only those who voted for Blue were compelled to work and those who voted for Funston let off, reflects very discreditably upon the city authorities; and any way the students should be permitted to vote as they please and not be compelled to work their poll tax here. Eight hundred people are brought to Lawrence by the University, and these eight hundred people spend over $200,000 per annum in this city. If in return for this the students are not to be permitted to exercise the right of American citizens without working on the streets the people of Lawrence are guilty of littleness and stinginess. The
students should work out their poll tax at their own homes, and not in a town in which they are only temporary residents.
Next year the political fixers will discover that the students will go to the polls and cast their votes for the man of their choice, and it would be no great surprise if some of the old barnacles would be ruthlessly cut off and officials elected to manage the business of Lawrence who will do justice to the University and the students. H.
Science Club.
The annual meeting of the science club for the reading of papers showing the results of original investigation revealed the fact that valuable work is being done by both students and professors in all the departments. The true scientist is not content to follow the beaten paths but strikes out on a line of original work. It is the spirit of inquiry which is rewarded with discovery. It is not always possible to obtain immediate benefits from investigation. The chancellor spent years before he was able to announce an effective method of destroying chinch bugs, but the result of his work has proved a great benefit to the state. His first report was made before the science club last year. While the papers this year did not report any startling discoveries, they did show that K.S. U. is energetic and wide awake to all the interests of science. The following partial report will show the character of the papers:
Prof. Marvin read a paper on magnetic declination. The law requires surveyors to make reports of declination four times a year. From these the professor has made an isoganic chart of the state which shows a gradual change in declination from $9^{\circ}.5$ in the eastern part of the state to $10^{\circ}.5$ in the west. The lines are very irregular, forming closed curves in Ellsworth county and doing nearly the same in Wilson county. This fact probably indicates mineral deposits, a fact valuable to geology.
Prof. Bailey and Mr. Noble reported the analysis of some Nemaha mineral waters which possess medicinal properties.
Prof. Sayre proved that the usual method of testing pepsine is not reliable, since often those preparations, shown by it to be the best, may be really injurious, the pepsine becoming parapeptone in the process of digestion.
Mr. V.L.Kellogg's paper showed the peculiar striated structure of the scales on butterflies wings. There are from twenty to thirty thousand of these to the inch and they act like a refraction grating in producing the peculiar tints of the butterflies wings.
Mr. C. E. McClung explained a new method of determining nitrogen.
Prof. Murphy gave an exceedingly fine demonstration by graphic method of the fact that in a parabolic arch rib with a concentrated
Prof. Williston described a new species of pterodactyls which has been discovered in the western part of the state. The species has been named in honor of Judge West.
Interesting papers were read, showing the work of our civil engineer graduates; one on the graphic method for angle blocks in the Howe truss, by A. S. Riffle who is a member of a bridge company at Portland, Oregon, and one by H. E. Riggs upon the construction on a $4^{\circ}$ curve of a viaduct at Ann Arbor Mich.
Economic Association.
The southwestern branch of the American Economic association had an interesting meeting last Friday evening at the University. Besides the regular members, numbering about sixty, a large audience was present and a most profitable evening was spent: Mr. J.W. Gleed read a instructive and entertaining paper on the "Civil Government," Mr. John A. Rush also offered a carefully prepared paper on "Corporations and Corporation Laws," after which there was a general discussion by the members.
The object of the society is to promote correct thinking and intelligent action by the systematic study of economic question in the southwest. All questions of economic importance are to be discussed in an entirely scientific manner and not in the interest of any clique; partnership is to be subservient. It is the intention of this society to help the member think correctly and to inform the people of the east that here in the west there exists critical minds which are able to cope with the living issues of the day.
Local circles will be organized all over the country,but will be subsocieties of the southwestern branch Admittance to membership is $3. The publications of the society, six in number, are worth this amount and each one is entitled to them by virtue of membership.
Branch associations have been formed at Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City, and much interest is being manifest.
Of the Southwestern association, Prof. Blackmar is president and John L. Sullivan of Kansas City is secretary. J.W. Gleed and H.F. Chase of Topeka, J.E. Pears of Lawrence, and H.L.Dogett of Kansas City are members of the executive committee.
Mr. S. W. Traylor, a special student in chemistry, will spend the summer in the assay office of a Denver smelter.
Mr. D. G. Linares, of Mexico, who has been doing special work here in chemistry, will practice assaying at the Argentine smelter.
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